Compute
Choose CPU architecture, core count, clock profile, and memory around the application instead of assuming a generic tier name describes the workload.
Dedicated servers
Bare metal matched to the workload.
Physical servers selected around CPU, memory, storage layout, network, Canadian location, and the operational responsibility you need.
Dedicated
One physical machine. Deliberate hardware choices.
Storage
Match NVMe, SSD, HDD, capacity, I/O profile, and redundancy to databases, application data, media, archives, and backup requirements.
Network
Define bandwidth, traffic model, public IP requirements, private networking, remote management, and Canadian location before ordering.
Operating system
Choose the operating system or virtualization layer around the software stack, licensing, support lifecycle, isolation requirements, and the way the server will be maintained.
Management
Decide who owns patching, monitoring, firewall policy, application services, backups, incidents, and recovery. Hardware ownership and operating-system management are separate decisions.
Migration
Inventory the existing system before cutover so applications, databases, storage, scheduled jobs, DNS, IP dependencies, certificates, and rollback requirements are not discovered during the move.
When bare metal makes sense
Use dedicated hardware for a specific reason.
A dedicated server is useful when the workload benefits from physical capacity or hardware control—not simply because it sounds more powerful than a VPS.
Sustained capacity
Large memory requirements, sustained CPU work, high local I/O, or storage-heavy workloads can justify allocating an entire physical system.
Storage layout
Dedicated hardware makes it easier to choose specific disk types, counts, mirrors, bulk-storage tiers, and local capacity for a known data profile.
Isolation and control
Some workloads benefit from controlling the complete physical host, virtualization stack, network layout, and maintenance schedule.
Plan before ordering
A hardware quote should describe the workload it is solving.
Architecture
VPS vs dedicated server
Compare isolation, capacity, storage, scaling and the operational reasons to choose physical hardware.
SecurityLinux server security checklist
The same access, patching, service exposure, secrets, monitoring and backup principles apply when you control the whole machine.
RecoveryFull vs incremental backups
Redundant disks can reduce one hardware failure mode, but recovery still needs an independent backup strategy.
Dedicated quote
Send the requirements.
CPU, RAM, storage layout, usable capacity, bandwidth, IP needs, operating system, location, management level, and migration constraints.
Order
Match the hardware first.
DotMoose can quote the server around the workload and migration plan rather than forcing every project into one fixed configuration.
Get a dedicated quote